The Places of 2011

I haven't posted in quite some time. The main reason is reflected in the variety of places of 2011. This has been quite the transitional year: a new baby, graduating, moving overseas, candidating for pastoral positions, accepting a call, moving back to the US, and leaving Florida for good. Here are my places of 2011. Again, the rules are that I must have spent at least one night during 2011 for it to make the list.

-Orlando, FL - This was home base for most of the year.
-Winter Park Hospital, Winter Park, FL - Okay, Winter Park is really just a neighborhood in Orlando, but it gets a special mention because we kicked off the year with the surprise early delivery of our youngest, William Oliver. Highlight of the year!
-Virginia Beach, VA - PCA General Assembly
-Freeport, Bahamas - After graduation I accepted an interim pastoral position at Lucaya Presbyterian Church in Freeport. What a tremendous blessing! Who knew I'd spend 5 months after graduation in the Bahamas?
-Alamogordo, NM and El Paso, TX - What a unique part of the country! The desert and mountains were gorgeous.
-New Providence & Summit, NJ - This part of NJ must be why it is called the "Garden State." What a lovely area! I came to New Jersey twice this year to candidate at Covenant Presbyterian in Short Hills, NJ. Kim and I are super excited to be moving there in 2012.
-Plant City, FL - The Strawberry capital of the world. If you have strawberries in your fridge they probably came from Watsonville, CA (these are probably poisonous and have been shown by "science" to cause a condition known as "hot-dog fingers.") or Plant City, FL (sweet, juicy, and delicious). My sister and brother-in-law live in this quaint little town.
-Brandon, FL - Visiting the folks
-Chattanooga, TN - the Motherland. We're here in Chattanooga until we move to New Jersey around the end of January. It has been so good to be around mountains again.

The Places of 2010

I have annually stolen this idea from my friend Jared Bridges.
This is a list of places I visited in 2010. To count as a "visit" I had to have slept there.

• Orlando, FL
• Chattanooga, TN
• Shelbyville, KY
• Louisville, KY
• Nashville, TN
• Oaxaca, Mexico
• Destin, FL
• Tampa, FL
• Columbus, GA
• Sarasota, FL
• Bonita Beach, FL

Places of 2008

Here is a list of all the places I spent at least one night during 2008. My friend Jared Bridges has been doing this for years and I think it is really cool. You can see his lists here.

• Chattanooga, TN
• Orlando, FL
• Oviedo, FL
• Chantilly, VA
• Daytona Beach, FL
• St. Petersburg, FL
• Brandon, FL
• Lexington, KY
• Signal Mountain, TN